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Tennessee employers
OSHA inspections, Wage and Hour cases, H-1B and PERM filings, injury summaries and federal contracts for employers in the state, in the agencies' own terms.
Tennessee has 1,224 employers with a page on this site. OSHA opened 17,431 inspections in the state since 2016, issuing 59,758 citations with current penalties of $39M (2.2% of the national total).
The Wage and Hour Division concluded 6,808 compliance actions with $97M in back wages agreed to pay for 91,762 employees, $14K per case against $13K nationally.
Employers headquartered in Tennessee filed 12,502 labor condition applications (median offered wage $109,512; national $122,221) and 3,689 PERM applications. Establishments reporting injuries to OSHA for 2025 employed 1,540,781 people with a total recordable case rate of 2.6 per 100 full-time workers, below the 3.5 across all reporting establishments.
Per-capita context
| Per 100,000 residents (2025 population estimate) | Tennessee | US |
|---|---|---|
| OSHA inspections opened, per year | 21.7 | 20.6 |
| OSHA citations issued, per year | 74.3 | 38.1 |
| WHD cases concluded since fiscal year 2005 | 93.1 | 107.3 |
| Back wages agreed to pay since fiscal year 2005, per resident | $13.20 | $14.00 |
| H-1B labor condition applications, FY2025 | 101.4 | 174.0 |
Resident population: US Census Bureau Vintage 2025 estimates (Tennessee: 7,315,076). Records are attributed to the state of the establishment (OSHA), the employer address (WHD) or the employer's headquarters on the application (OFLC), so a state that hosts many headquarters shows more filings per resident.
OSHA inspections and citations
Citations may be contested; the status shown reflects the record at the data date. Enforcement data through 14 Sep 2026.
Inspections by year
| Measure | Tennessee | US |
|---|---|---|
| Citations per inspection | 3.4 | 1.9 |
| Current penalty per inspection | $2,217 | $3,754 |
| Inspections with a contested citation | 3% | 8% |
| Inspections per 10,000 employees reporting injuries (per year) | 10.3 | 12.6 |
The per-employee row divides average yearly inspections by employees reported on Form 300A summaries for 2025, a proxy for the covered workforce; it is not a population rate.
Most-cited standards
| Standard | Subject | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1910.1200 | Hazard communication | 7,919 |
| TDLWD | — | 5,490 |
| 1910.305 | Electrical, wiring methods, components and equipment | 4,047 |
| 1910.303 | Electrical, general requirements | 3,350 |
| 1910.134 | Respiratory protection | 3,034 |
| 1910.1030 | Bloodborne pathogens | 2,696 |
| 1910.157 | Portable fire extinguishers | 2,372 |
| 1910.147 | The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) | 2,006 |
| 1910.215 | Abrasive wheel machinery | 1,393 |
| 1926.501 | Duty to have fall protection | 1,292 |
Inspection types
| Type | Inspections |
|---|---|
| Planned | 10,582 |
| Complaint | 3,888 |
| Referral | 1,392 |
| Unprogrammed related | 468 |
| Fatality/catastrophe | 465 |
| Follow-up | 317 |
Employers with the most inspections
| Employer | City | Inspections |
|---|---|---|
| US Postal Service | Memphis | 35 |
| Kroger Co. (the) | Memphis | 34 |
| Hankook Tire Manufacturing Tennessee, LP | Clarksville | 32 |
| United Parcel Service Inc. | Memphis | 27 |
| Wal-Mart Stores East, LP | Memphis | 27 |
| Amazon.com Services LLC | Nashville | 22 |
| Dept. of Veterans Affairs | Murfreesboro | 22 |
| Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC | LA Vergne | 20 |
| Dollar General Corporation | Goodlettsville | 20 |
| Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. | Jackson | 20 |
| Tennessee Valley Authority | Spring City | 19 |
| Adient US LLC (FKA Johnson Control Interiors LLC) | Athens | 17 |
| Nashville Wire Products Manufacturing Company, LLC | Lebanon | 13 |
| General Motors | Memphis | 12 |
| Magneti Marelli of Tennessee LLC | Pulaski | 12 |
The list names employers that have a page on this site (organisations above the size floor); the totals above count every record in the files.
Citations by month
Monthly pages: Aug 2026 · Jul 2026 · Jun 2026 · May 2026 · Apr 2026 · Mar 2026 · Feb 2026 · Jan 2026 · Dec 2025 · Nov 2025 · Oct 2025 · Sep 2025
Labor Wage and Hour Division
Concluded compliance actions since fiscal year 2005; amounts are back wages the employer agreed to pay and civil money penalties assessed, as recorded at case conclusion. Data through 15 Jun 2026.
Back wages by year of case conclusion
Acts
| Act | Violations | Back wages |
|---|---|---|
| Fair Labor Standards Act | 103,202 | $66M |
| Service Contract Act | 10,360 | $22M |
| Davis-Bacon and Related Acts | 3,054 | $4.8M |
| Family and Medical Leave Act | 1,054,037 | $827K |
| H-2A provisions | 2,380 | $655K |
| H-1B provisions | 56 | $215K |
| H-2B provisions | 413 | $200K |
| Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act | 2,078 | $183K |
| Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act | 140 | $59K |
| Employee Polygraph Protection Act | 25 | $6,968 |
Employers with the largest back wages
| Employer | City | Back wages |
|---|---|---|
| Progressive Technologies Inc | Memphis | $1,198,687 |
| Western Express | Nashville | $596,643 |
| Walden Security | Chattanooga | $457,472 |
| Pilot Corporation | Knoxville | $411,486 |
| Emory Valley Center | Oak Ridge | $350,744 |
| Hankook Tire Manufacturing | Clarksville | $343,432 |
| BSH Home Appliances Corporation | Jacksboro | $312,071 |
| Sl Tennessee LLC | Clinton | $261,441 |
| Advanced Call Center Technologies LLC | Johnson City | $236,005 |
| Security Consultants Group | Oak Ridge | $215,740 |
| National Resources Company LLC | Antioch | $192,454 |
| Garcias Mexican Restaurant | Franklin | $183,273 |
| Galloway Construction, LLC | Kingston | $178,657 |
| Reliance Partners, LLC | Chattanooga | $160,855 |
| Woodland Tree Service, LLC | Germantown | $160,681 |
The list names employers that have a page on this site (organisations above the size floor); the totals above count every record in the files.
Immigration OFLC labor condition applications and PERM
Employer-specific case information was provided to OFLC by employers who submitted foreign labor certification applications. These are not employer responses to the Bureau of Labor Statistics' survey. Data through 30 Jun 2026.
Applications by fiscal year
Prevailing wage levels
Level I 17%Level II 31%Level III 25%Level IV 17%Not stated 11%
Top occupations
Employers with the most H-1B applications
| Employer | City | Applications |
|---|---|---|
| Cummins Inc. | Nashville | 1,563 |
| UBS Business Solutions US LLC | Nashville | 701 |
| St. Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis | 618 |
| Ut-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge National Laboratory) | Oak Ridge | 431 |
| HCA Management Services LP | Nashville | 267 |
| The University of Tennessee | Knoxville | 241 |
| FedEx Dataworks, Inc. | Memphis | 240 |
| Ubs Securities LLC | Nashville | 207 |
| The University of Tennessee Health Science Center | Memphis | 159 |
| Asurion, LLC | Nashville | 158 |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center | Nashville | 155 |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville | 154 |
| AutoZone, Inc. | Memphis | 141 |
| DaVita, Inc. | Brentwood | 106 |
| Smith & Nephew, Inc. | Memphis | 99 |
The list names employers that have a page on this site (organisations above the size floor); the totals above count every record in the files.
PERM applications
| Employer | City | PERM applications |
|---|---|---|
| Cummins Inc. | Nashville | 378 |
| National Healthcare Corporation | Knoxville | 207 |
| West Tennessee Healthcare | Jackson | 136 |
| UBS Business Solutions US LLC | Nashville | 130 |
| Asurion, LLC | Nashville | 53 |
| Guardian Healthcare Providers, Inc. | Brentwood | 48 |
| Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare | Memphis | 44 |
| AutoZone, Inc. | Memphis | 43 |
| Goodwin Enterprise, LLC | Chattanooga | 39 |
| Tractor Supply Company | Brentwood | 39 |
The list names employers that have a page on this site (organisations above the size floor); the totals above count every record in the files.
Injuries Form 300A summaries
Establishments submit their own Form 300A summaries; OSHA publishes the data as submitted and does not verify it. Rates are per 100 full-time workers.
| Year | Establishments | Employees | Recordable cases | TRC rate | DART rate | US TRC rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8,348 | 2,250,181 | 31,976 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 3.8 |
| 2024 | 8,685 | 1,445,376 | 32,008 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 3.7 |
| 2025 | 8,254 | 1,540,781 | 28,731 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 3.5 |
Contracts USAspending
Top federal contract recipients over the latest twelve months whose employer record is in this state; the total covers the whole company.
| Employer | City | Obligations |
|---|---|---|
| BAE Systems | Kingsport | $4.8B |
| Honeywell | Memphis | $2.2B |
| Thalle Construction | Clinton | $1.9B |
| AT&T Corp. | Nashville | $1.3B |
| Clark Construction Group LLC | Nashville | $1.0B |
| The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company, Inc. | Nashville | $1.0B |
| Medline Industries | Mount Juliet | $986M |
| Amentum Technology Inc. | Tullahoma | $905M |
| Hensel Phelps Construction Co. | Nashville | $889M |
| Ford Motor Company | Memphis | $764M |
The list names employers that have a page on this site (organisations above the size floor); the totals above count every record in the files.
Questions and answers
How many OSHA inspections were there in Tennessee?
17,431 inspections opened since 2016, issuing 59,758 citations with $39M in current penalties. 3% of inspections have a contested citation.
Which OSHA standards are cited most in Tennessee?
1910.1200 (Hazard communication); TDLWD; 1910.305 (Electrical, wiring methods, components and equipment)
How much in back wages did the Wage and Hour Division find due in Tennessee?
$96,538,648 agreed to pay across 6,808 concluded cases for 91,762 employees, since fiscal year 2005.
Which Tennessee employers file the most H-1B applications?
Cummins Inc. (1,563), UBS Business Solutions US LLC (701), St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (618)
What is the injury rate in Tennessee?
Establishments reporting for 2025 had a total recordable case rate of 2.6 per 100 full-time workers (all reporting establishments: 3.5).
Sources: DOL enforcement data (OSHA through 14 Sep 2026, WHD through 15 Jun 2026), OSHA ITA Form 300A (2023, 2024, 2025), OFLC disclosure data (through 30 Jun 2026), USAspending. Totals count every record in the state, including employers below the page threshold. Methodology.